Aaron Rodgers Doesn't Want Your Pity

Published: July 29, 2008, 10:51 am

Tags: aaron rodgers, aaronrodgers, brett favre, brettfavre, corey webster, coreywebster, donald driver, donalddriver, greg jennings, gregjennings, ryan grant, ryangrant

Filed under: Packers, NFC SouthLost amid all the breathless Brett Favre talk is the poor sap set to replace him. Sure, we've discussed Aaron Rodgers in passing, especially when he makes seemingly silly proclamations, but do we really know how he feels about succeeding easily the most popular player in Green Bay history? Well, if we believe Rodgers, who spoke to the media yesterday, he's hanging in there. "I don't need people to feel sorry for me," Rodgers said. "Playing quarterback is a tough job and there's a lot of scrutiny that goes along with that. You get too much blame some of the times, you get too much blame some of the times. "You've just got to stay balanced. When you realize things happen for a reason, you don't question why they happen, you realize it's going to be an experience. The last three years, and this past off-season, have made me the person I am, and I wouldn't have changed it for anything." Rodgers then added, "That said, I hate Brett Favre with every fiber of

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